Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jordan
Jordan: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jordan is 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 103.1% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jordan peaked at 9.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1986.
That places Jordan 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 628,175 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.05 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 100 Mongolia 3.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 101 Estonia 2.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 104 Uruguay 1.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 105 Kazakhstan 1.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.433 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0916 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0916 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1007 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jordan?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Jordan was 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2010, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2002.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1986.
- How does Jordan rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Jordan ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.